by Carol Burns | Jul 28, 2024
One of my friends in ministry posts the same thing almost every Thursday night. He, like me and many other pastors, takes Fridays as a day off in lieu of Sundays. But unlike me and many other pastors, he is extremely disciplined at actually doing so, regardless of how...
by Carol Burns | Jul 26, 2024
A MESSAGE FROM THE PASTOR: AN EXPRESSION OF LOVE “Any last words?” That’s generally an ominous question in the movies or on TV, and there’s a certain pressure to come up with something truly eloquent and memorable. For this last Pastor’s message, I don’t have much...
by Carol Burns | Jul 21, 2024
You never do this. You always do that. We literally just talked about this. This again? You sound exactly like your parents right now. Can’t you take a joke? Can’t we just drop this and move on? Those are just some of the greatest hits of toxic communication in...
by Carol Burns | Jul 19, 2024
A Brief Update from the Transitional Pastor Search Team Over the last two weeks, the newly formed Transitional Pastor Search Team has met several times to begin the work of identifying an appropriate Transitional (Interim) Pastor. As a reminder, the expectation is...
by Carol Burns | Jul 14, 2024
I have never actually counted them up, but I’ve probably officiated well over 100 weddings in my 20+ years of ordained ministry. And in that time, I can honestly say I’ve never had a true disaster at a wedding I’ve officiated. That’s not to say there haven’t been some...
